Newark and Jersey City test scores rise
Strong gains are made in fourth-grade language arts and math Tuesday, June 22, 2004 BY JOHN MOONEY Star-Ledger…
DISTRICTS AND ELC CHALLENGE ABBOTT RULES IN NJ SUPREME COURT
ELC RENEWS CALL FOR SPECIAL MASTER A group of Abbott districts and Education Law Center have filed an…
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT EXTENDS PRE-K TEACHER CERTIFICATION DEADLINE
The NJ Supreme Court ordered an extension of the September 2004 deadline for certification of all Abbott preschool…
COMMISSIONER SECRETLY CHANGES ABBOTT RULES
MAKES SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS DISCRETIONARY NJ Education Commissioner William Librera has again revised the State’s Abbott rules, this time…
BROWN, ABBOTT AND NJ’S SEGREGATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STATE LEADERS URGED TO FULLY SUPPORT ABBOTT REFORMS The 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board ruling ending…
COMMISSIONER SEEKS TO EXTEND PRE-K TEACHER CERTIFICATION DEADLINE
NJ Commissioner of Education William Librera filed an application with the NJ Supreme Court on May 18 requesting…
STILL SEPARATE, STILL UNEQUAL
Trenton, May 17 — On the 50th anniversary of the landmark desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education,…
ELC CALLS ON COMMISSIONER TO ENSURE TIMELY BUDGET DECISIONS
ELC is urging the NJ Department of Education to issue final and complete decisions on Abbott district budgets…
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS CALL FOR FACILITIES TO MEET CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Trenton, May 10 – New Jersey’s school principals find that their school buildings come up short in meeting…
DISTRICTS’ COURT WIN RESTORES OVER $90M IN SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS
ABBOTT SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS TOTAL $415.6M IN FY04 The Abbott districts’ successful legal challenge to NJ Department of Education…